British Columbia Movies

  • 2024
    Gentleman Bandit

    Gentleman Bandit

    Gentleman Bandit

    02024HD

    Documentary on the Canadian career of train robber Billy Miner, who became a folk hero in British Columbia. Locations near Kamloops and Mission are...

    Gentleman Bandit
  • 1976
    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    Salmon People

    01976HD

    Contrasting ancient myth and modern reality, this short documentary examines the legendary relationship between West Coast Indigenous people and...

    Salmon People
  • 2022
    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy

    02022HD

    The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the first Japanese Canadians to graduate from UBC,...

    Nomoto: A BC Tragedy
  • 1977
    Beautiful Lennard Island

    Beautiful Lennard Island

    Beautiful Lennard Island

    01977HD

    Beautiful Lennard Island
  • 1990
    Island of Whales

    Island of Whales

    Island of Whales

    01990HD

    This film joins five of the world's leading whale researchers on a scientific expedition around Canada's Vancouver Island. Spectacular photography...

    Island of Whales
  • 2010
    British Columbia: Canada's Olympic Wilderness

    British Columbia: Canada's Olympic Wilderness

    British Columbia: Canada's Olympic Wilderness

    02010HD

    Graham Bell and Ed Leigh journey southwards through the frozen province of British Columbia, Canada, towards the home of the 2010 Winter Olympic...

    British Columbia: Canada's Olympic Wilderness
  • 2022
    Lucid

    Lucid

    Lucid

    102022HD

    Winter and summer, day and night, life and dreams. Lucid is all about duality. Anxious and awkward in real life, Everett decides to make a change....

    Lucid
  • 2025
    Saints And Warriors

    Saints And Warriors

    Saints And Warriors

    02025HD

    Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, leaders of iconic rez ball team the Skidegate Saints compete for two titles - defending their...

    Saints And Warriors
  • 1944
    Totems

    Totems

    Totems

    01944HD

    For Indigenous peoples the totem pole is the symbol of life, portraying the relationship between humans and animals. Fitting into the landscape of...

    Totems
  • 1963
    The Water Dwellers

    The Water Dwellers

    The Water Dwellers

    01963HD

    This short documentary introduces us to a town where no one pays rent: Simoom Sound in central British Columbia, where loggers live on sturdy river...

    The Water Dwellers
  • 1983
    Box of Treasures

    Box of Treasures

    Box of Treasures

    01983HD

    In 1921 the Kwakiut'l people of Alert Bay, British Columbia, held their last secret potlatch. In 1980 at Alert Bay, the U'mista Cultural Centre...

    Box of Treasures
  • 2023
    Silvicola

    Silvicola

    Silvicola

    02023HD

    The human impact on forests is explored through breathtaking vistas and poignant vignettes set in Canada's Pacific Northwest. Those who rely on this...

    Silvicola
  • 2016
    Toad People

    Toad People

    Toad People

    02016HD

    Toad People introduces audiences to the stories of people like Steve Clegg who make up a community-led movement to save this threatened species. In...

    Toad People
  • 1979
    Horse Drawn Magic

    Horse Drawn Magic

    Horse Drawn Magic

    01979HD

    This documentary short introduces us to the Caravan Stage Company, the world's only horse-drawn open-air theater. Every summer it tours British...

    Horse Drawn Magic
  • 2011
    These were the reasons

    These were the reasons

    These were the reasons

    02011HD

    This film takes us into the harsh realm of BC's early coal mines, canneries, and lumber camps; where primitve conditions and speed-ups often cost...

    These were the reasons
  • 2023
    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken

    02023HD

    Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the...

    s-yéwyáw: Awaken
  • 2003
    In the Shadow of the Chief

    In the Shadow of the Chief

    In the Shadow of the Chief

    02003HD

    In May 1961, amidst the snow-capped mountains and verdant forests of Canada's West coast, Jim Baldwin and Ed Cooper, decided to try the impossible--a...

    In the Shadow of the Chief
  • 1970
    Out of the Interior: Survival of the small-town cinema in British Columbia

    Out of the Interior: Survival of the small-town cinema in British Columbia

    Out of the Interior: Survival of the small-town cinema in British Columbia

    01970HD

    The hard-working cinema owners and operators of the small towns found in BC's southern interior are doing more than showing movies and selling...

    Out of the Interior: Survival of the small-town cinema in British Columbia